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Why do men go to zoos?


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On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.



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The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.



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Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.



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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.




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The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.



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It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.



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Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.





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